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It wouldn't make sense for Aoi to have her memories, much less fake her engagement with Teru, because we see Aoi at the start of the world reset and she is acting as if everything is normal, with no worries at all.

While Nene was confused and consumed by a sense that "something isn't right" and Teru was punching Akane in the student council, begging for answer, Aoi's only goal was enjoying the festival with Nene, which would be an extremely weird reaction to suddenly having her numb hand working again and being in a whole new world.

Plus, Aoi already knew Nene would be the star of their class play, something we and Nene, who are only familiar with the old timeline, had no way of knowing was the case.

So Aoi's memories and priorities do not match ours or our protagonist's right now.

The final thing that make me sure the engagement isn't some grand elaborate plan is that Aoi explains to Nene of all people that Kou is "Teru-Kun's brother" acting as if she is more familiar with Kou than Nene and using first names when there is no one to put on a show for.

Teru was as confused as Nene, everything Akane had explained the readers had been news for him too. He was scrapping for answers, even the most basic ones about the situation.

And he is always prodding for more information, everything he knows is the same as we the reader learn.

Even in the very wild possibility that Teru found Aoi first while searching for Nene and both awakened her memories back and cooked up this plan, it still wouldn't make sense? Cause Aoi had still called Kou "Teru-kun brother" with Nene.

And Aoi brought her mom into this marriage too. She never mentions her mom in the original timeline, so her mom will only visit the festival in this new world (so once more, her memories are different, she is living in a different reality)

She is not the old Aoi, she acts way too different: determined to ignore Akane, clingier with Nene, and openly showing her anger/displeasure with Teru.

So I can't see her 'pretending' to be amnesiac. Or Teru pretending to be confused.

This feels genuine:

Teru only becomes smug when he notices the news has a giant effect on Akane, before that, he was just plain confused.

Which brings me to the second part of the ask.

"do you think this is the plot way to force Akane to join forces" and I don't think so. At least, not yet? It's hard to say with the minimal information we were given on the situation.

On the broad strokes Nene, Teru, and Akane are already on the same team the three don't like this reality. They don't want to be here. They miss their old world.

These two panels are after the 'Aoi engagement with Teru' reveal but this has been his mental state from the start. There are a lot of gags at the engagement reveal and I do adore how pathetic Akane is in it, but he doesn't suddenly hate this new world because Aoi can't be with him.

He had hated it from the start.

The way he never includes himself when talking about how this timeline could be 'better for some people' is telling enough.

I have no doubt Aoi's engagement is one hell of a motivator but he had explicitly told us "I didn't have a choice on this, the only choice I had was to stay a clock keeper and hold on to any power I can" from the start.

but you may be asking if this is a plot device for him to have a proper team up with Teru and Nene, a true join forces and became a unit case!

Which... I find it unlikely.

Aoi's getting a big involvement will make Akane worried, will make him want to protect her, but I just can't see him asking for help, he trusts Teru to keep her safe, so no need to be glued to her side, and he is the kind of idiot who tries to do everything himself, even when his situation is unfair.

(Aoi still doesn't know he made a contract with the keepers to save her life, and he had kept his double life secret from his classmates for years, not letting it slow down his class rep duties, for example.)

So I can picture him hunting Tsukasa alone (and not mentioning to anyone, because that his duty as a clock keeper and of course he wouldn't shove it on someone else, especially when everyone is so angry with him for ruining their present.) but maybe the plot make his hunt cross paths with Nene storyline (which we know will involve hanako) or the wedding somehow (Akanes and Minamotos have history that involves sacrifices and their marriage begs the question of "what changed? why are they united in this timeline?") AND THEN a proper team up happen?? Honestly i have no idea.

It's too early for me to have a clear idea of what Aidairo intends to explore with Teru and Aoi's engagement but my hope is that it serves to flesh out Aoi and Teru's character and their home situation.

(Honestly, I just want Teru and Aoi to have a proper talk. It's a crime that the best teru and aoi conversation we have is from a spin-off. )

#aoi akane #akane aoi #minamoto teru #tbhk #toilet bound hanako kun #we already talked about everything but still mood #I need Teru to push Aoi to remember so bad #I need Aoi to remember #I wonder if Sumire and the old sacrifices will be brought up with Aoi and Teru's engagement #akane really out there pushing the “he will complain but he will do it” to the maximum

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I will never be over the fact that tbhk really takes place in 2015

We know that AidaIro published the first chapter in December 2014

The Yugi Twins were in the 66th Festival in 1968 and the curent present have the 113th Festival.

On this panel, it's written that the 1st of September was a Tuesday. The closest years to the manga airing having this date being either 2009 or 2015.

Bonus:

Which means: the 1st year (Aoi, Akane, Nene) were born in 1999, Teru in 1998 and Kou and Mitsuba in 2000.

#toilet bound hanako kun #tbhk #jshk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #that's a mini stuff but my timeline heart lover is happy #I fcking hate tbhk bc their timeline is a mess #makes no sense and It makes me wanna cry #Teru and Akane's meeting make no sense (probably just errors during the creation of the panels #so it's fair) but it stresses me out sm #yashiro nene #aoi akane #akane aoi #they are born the same year as me I am in tears help #they are ten times younger than me in my head #we knew it was probably either 2014 or 2015 but lil hints are always fun #since I had a big lost of interest in the festival arc (and I don't like the Yugi twins backstory) I didn't connect the dots help #I did with the date :')) #2015 really explain Teru's horrible fashion sense #but in the end the manga has tons of anachronisms but it's normal the date is not that important #it's just funny #the last image is badly edited and translated bc it's in french at first idk why I couldn't find an english website with this

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Teru why tf would you have this in the student council room I am in tears

teru plush still exists :3

#he is insane #tbhk extras are insane too I love them #minamoto teru #tbhk

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๋࣭ ⭑unexplainable sorrow⭑ .

#toilet bound hanako kun #tbhk #jshk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #jibaku shonen hanako kun #my art #akane aoi #I am so scared for her #the way she clung to Nene was NOT good at all #her character development is probably gone I am in tears #what have they done to you mah girl? #why does she call Teru 'Teru-kun?' is Akane gone from her life too? ToT I have sm questions #I hope she still knows Akane #I am so afraid this asshle is not known from everybody he cares about in this reality #I want her to be important in this arc #and I hope others characters than Nene will have flash of the old present #I doubt it a lot but let me dream #toilet bound hanako kun fanart #tbhk fanart #posting this before the new chapter #jshk fanart #hanako kun #Aoi seems all alone and now Nene is running and screaming about someone she doesn't know

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🕡 Killing Time 🕡

#toilet bound hanako kun #tbhk #jshk #tbhk fanart #aoi akane #jshk fanart #jibaku shonen hanako kun #hanako kun #my art #Had fun with this one! #will maybe explain wtf is going on later yay

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˙˚∘Butterfly Effect ∘˚˙

#toilet bound hanako kun #my art #yashiro nene #nene yashiro #tbhk fanart #tbhk #jshk #jshk fanart #I haven't posted in ages hello #I post more on twitter (when I do tbh I just don't post much lol) #gimme back a cool Nene AidaIro I am on my knees #I hate the treatment she has since some years now rip #jibaku shonen hanako kun

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Fcking wanna explode because how nice of you Akane to be such a wonderful supernatural with the clock keepers but doing it with the biggest human's mindset of wanting a better life for everyone

His chosen one situation is ending up being one of the worst of the cast and idk what to do with myself

spoilers for chapter 112 below the cut.

Akane says this new present is better for Nene, and we see her making her initial dream of being popular come true, while also taking away a burden from Aoi (Aoi hates being the popular girl)

but he also says this is a good present for Teru, which makes me want to see how Teru's life changed, what Akane considers something Teru would either love or need, and what he lost to gain it, like Nene gained popularity but lost Hanako and all the connections she made from the butterfly effect of meeting him.

ALSO AKANE IS SO FUCKED. Yes, there is the distress of "Teru trusted me and I threw that carefully nurtured trust away" situation but I won't touch on it right now, i'll leave it for later.

I want to look at this instead:

Cause Akane will remember.

As a wielder of time, a pivotal part of making this present, there is no way his memories will be replaced too, he'll have two presents in him just as he is the only character to have two bodies (supernatural form and human form) or so I'm guessing from the little hints here.

Akane is under the assumption everyone will enjoy their lives once they have no other present to compare because it's something he has judged will make them happy, and he uses it to paint others perfect presents.

One he clearly isn't happy about despite his big talk, he deflect teru's claim he betrayed his trust by being distressed and looking away "is the way it's supposed to be..." doesn't look like he believe it is better than his actual present.

I have reason to believe this anomaly free present comes with serious consequences, considering Aoi's dependency on Nene skyrocketed (does she not know Akane in this new present? So is Nene the only person she is close with? How did their life change outside of a school setting?) and many characters like Yooko and Satou didn't show up (which i didn't notice, maagi pointed out to me)

We also don't see Akane's eyes when he talks about the 'good present' for 'everyone'

Is like Akane is doing a sacrifice for a greater good he doesn't fully believe in. How very supernatural of him. I love it.

#tbhk spoilers #not fan of how the chapter was leaked tbh but skjsjd

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#toilet bound hanako kun #tbhk #jshk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #jibaku shonen hanako kun #my art #lil warm up yay #Whenever I have a really precize Mitsu's illustration idea in my head it's this expression and lighting welp #mitsuba sousuke #I like him a lot #he is just too famous in the fandom so I don't scream more about him #tbhk fanart #jshk fanart

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cut string

part one here

#ascending #I always say it but this type ps shading dshjds #Akane's wound always makes me emo too #Aoi looking at her hand like that uuuuuugh #knowing it's the one he loses feeling from too m a n #aoi akane #akane aoi #toilet bound hanako kun fanart #other's art

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The mystery kids! :DD

#toilet bound hanako kun #tbhk #jshk #aoi akane #shijima mei #mirai #mitsuba sousuke #hanako kun #yugi amane #my art #tbhk fanart #jibaku shonen hanako kun #jshk fanart

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i love you. i’m glad i exist

#OMG THE MEIS #THEY ARE SO SO SO IMPORTANT #THE BEST CHARACTERS IN THIS MANGA #THE BEST ARC TOO #THANK YOU FOR DRAWING THIS I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH #AND THE CAPTION??? I AM ABSOLUTELY DYING ADUGSDSYD #the view of legacy and creations in this arc makes me always cry #those chapters are so so good #chapter 54 you are truly one of the best #shijima mei #tbhk #other's art

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I need more of these two interacting AidaIro

#toilet bound hanako kun #tbhk #jshk #aoi akane #minamoto kou #I LOVE WHEN THEY INTERACT SM AAAAH #this chapter was so great #Akane takes Kou half seriously but admires him because he wants to try the impossible for Nene's lifespan #Kou thinks Akane is so cool and so pathetic at the same time #and Akane just guesses sm random stuff from Kou even Teru can't get and I am living #(It s just because Teru has sugare coated glasses as a big bro for Kou rip) #chapters 27 87 88 my belovedd

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Lil reminder to please not use my art as banner or profile picture here or on any social media 🧍‍♂️

#I am too tired to talk about it now but yep ahah #it s written not repost all over here plz don't use my art or post it on pinterest TvT #pinterest is really my ultimate nemesis because there are stuff from 2020 #from my 20yo self and I don't wanna see that

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Some funflower trio doodles :DD

#my art #aoi akane #akane aoi #minamoto teru #I don't wanna put it in big but plz don't tag as ship QvQ #Aoi drinks tea Akane drinks coffee and Teru drinks hot milk #I am here to spread the 'Teru is 5yo' agenda #let him be stupid plz #tbhk #jshk #jshkfanart #toilet bound hanako kun #jibaku shounen hanako kun #jibaku shonen hanako kun #hanako kun #tbhk fanart #whenever I draw teru and Akane it's the stupidest shit ever #and whenever I draw Aoi and Akane I just get so emo #Aoi makes me super emo #mah girl deserves sm better than how AidaIro have been treating her lately #the last drawing being in white destroys my eyes but that's okay

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Volume 21 Bonus Comics

Volume 21 released today! We hope you enjoy the comics that our team lovingly cleaned, typeset, and translated for us. ★

#TBHK EXTRAS ILY #KEI AND FUJI!!!! #i love them so much #Yokoo and his sis I wannz explode they have the same smile #love them sm #tbhk #jshk #toilet bound hanako kun

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Mirai and Akane

#toilet bound hanako kun #tbhk #mirai #aoi akane #jshk #jibaku shounen hanako kun #jibaku shonen hanako kun #my art #ascending #they are so siblings #love them sm #the three clock keepers #if no one is gonna draw siblings in tbhk I will do it #jshk fanart #tbhk fanart #hanako kun

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Chapter 25 is one of my favorite for many reasons but Akane not being scared of touching Hanako to make him look at him in the eyes to be faced of what he is vs Him putting his gloves back right away not to make a handshake with hands which were used to kill someone is really important to me

#toilet bound hanako kun #tbhk #aoi akane #yugi amane #I am INSANE about these two I need them to interact so bad AidaIro why #Hanako having a “celebrity crush-like” stuff on Akane my beloved #ramblings #jibaku shounen hanako kun #Akane ily #Akane being loved by most people and Hanako having his guts hated by half of the cast my beloved #jibaku shonen hanako kun #This is one of the scene I wanna see the most animated #I wanna hear those two threatening each other on screen #jshk #jshk hanako